Winter Storm, Burney Basin/Eastern Shasta County
- When
- February 6, 4:20 AM PST to February 7, 12:24 PM PST
- Where
- Burney Basin/Eastern Shasta County forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
Winter Storm in California, February 6 to 7, 1999
Snow accumulations approached four feet at several Northern Sierra Nevada ski resorts. Mount Shasta reported two feet of new snow.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS STO wrote it up.
Snow accumulations approached four feet at several Northern Sierra Nevada ski resorts. Mount Shasta reported two feet of new snow. Water equivalents for the event ranged between 2.00 and 6.00 inches. Portions of Interstate 80 and 5 were closed for several hours due to blizzard-like conditions. Portions of Highway 50 and 88 were closed as well due to avalanche patrol.
Event by event
5 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Shasta Lake/North Shasta County
- When
- February 6, 4:20 AM PST to February 7, 12:24 PM PST
- Where
- Shasta Lake/North Shasta County forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
Winter Storm, Mountains Southwest Shasta County to Northern Lake County
- When
- February 6, 4:20 AM PST to February 7, 12:24 PM PST
- Where
- Mountains Southwest Shasta County to Northern Lake County forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
Winter Storm, West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada
- When
- February 6, 4:20 AM PST to February 7, 12:24 PM PST
- Where
- West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
Winter Storm, Mt Shasta/Western Plumas County
- When
- February 6, 4:20 AM PST to February 7, 12:24 PM PST
- Where
- Mt Shasta/Western Plumas County forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
What these are
- Winter Storm
- A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Avalanche in Colorado, February 6, 1999
- Avalanche in California, February 6, 1999
- Tornado in Arkansas, February 6, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, February 6, 1999
- Flash Flooding in Missouri, February 6 to 7, 1999
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Oklahoma, February 6, 1999
- High Wind in Nevada, February 6, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, February 6 to 11, 1999
- High Wind in California, February 6 to 7, 1999
- Winter Storm in Idaho, February 6 to 7, 1999
- High Wind in Nevada, February 6, 1999
- Tornado in Arkansas, February 6, 1999
More
Every storm in California in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in California, February 1999
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5680872, 5680873, 5680874, 5680875, 5680876.